Tech | July 27, 2008 | 3 comments

First DNS attacks reported

source: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222592/first-dns-attacks-reported

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The first attacks to on the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability have been reported.

The attack was reported by a user named James Kosin to a Fedora Linux mailing list. Kosin posted a log which he said was gathered Thursday night. The attacker attempts to access the server's cache for entries to such sites as myspace, ebay and Wachovia.

The attack attempts to target a vulnerability in the Domain Name System in which an attacker could alter the cache on a DNS server to redirect site requests to malicious third-party sites.

"The spooks are out in full on this security vulnerability in force. Patch or upgrade now!" wrote Kosin.
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3 comments // First DNS attacks reported

  • makerdino
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      makerdino  

    • If a vulnerability is known, then something can be done about it. That's part of the hacker creed... to expose these vulnerabilities... it's not always about "hackers" being malicious. It's the third party fuknuts that set up the bougus sites that are the real asses.

    • 3 years ago
  • john_do
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    • Kaminsky (the guy who found the problem) has put a DNS Checker on his blog (check my link). It takes about two seconds to check. If you have a problem you should contact your Internet Service Provider.

    • 3 years ago
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